Today, Her Majesty's Canadian Ships (HMCS) Vancouver and Winnipeg and their embarked helicopter air detachments departed for a five month deployment in the Indo-Pacific region. Canada is deploying two frigates to work with allies and like-minded partners and to support government objectives to uphold the rules-based international order and international law.
The initial phase of the deployment will involve HMCS Vancouver and Winnipeg participating in the Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 between June 29 and August 4, 2022, occurring in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. Following the exercise, the ships will deploy for an additional four months until December 2022, on Operations PROJECTION and NEON, through which Canada contributes to regional peace and stability. The Canadian frigates will conduct numerous port visits and participate in multinational exercises under Operation PROJECTION, as well as contributing to collective efforts to monitor United Nations Security Council sanctions on North Korea under Operation NEON.
Our modern, professional maritime forces are capable and ready to work alongside allies and partners fostering stability and enhancing security around the world.
